temla

Swedish

Etymology

From the pronunciation by the fictional character Tam Sventon, who had a lisp. Coined by author Åke Holmberg in 1948.

Noun

temla c

1. (humorous) Alternative form of semla (“pastry”)
   • 1948, Åke Holmberg, “Ture Sventon köper en flygande matta [Tam Sventon buys a flying carpet]”, in Ture Sventon, privatdetektiv:

     "Får jag kanske lov att bjuda på en temla?" frågade Sventon. Mannen från Orienten visste inte vad en temla var.

     "Might I offer you a temla?" asked Sventon. The man from the Orient did not know what a temla was.

Declension

Declension of temla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	temla	temlas
	definite	temlan	temlans
plural	indefinite	temlor	temlors
	definite	temlorna	temlornas

See also

• läspa (“to (have a) lisp”)